Notes on some of those mentioned in the Suffolk pedigree, PDF or GIF (poorer quality, but with links).
It is not clear why the birth place for George and his brother Charles is given as Bury St Edmunds in the 1851 census. I have no evidence for an Alefounder family there at that time, and I can only suppose that Bury St Edmunds was the nearest "big place" that the enumerator had heard of. In the 1861 census, George's place of birth is given as Norfolk Stoke, but the Norfolk comes from a "do" (ditto) referring to the previous line. This could well be a mistake for Suffolk. The place of birth for Charles, no longer living with his brother, was given as Stoke Suffolk.
The 1851 census was in 30/31 March. On 27 November that year, Charles Alefounder made his will, giving his address as St. Ann's Road Kennington Surrey; presumably he moved there at or around the time of his marriage in July.
George William Alefounder, b.1882He was a sergeant in the British Expeditionary Force (Royal Engineers) at the time of his marriage in 1917. Afterwards, he became a journeyman compositor, a moulder, and finally a tram conductor. Agnes Hilda Alefounder née Piggott, 1892-1940Wife of the above. She died as a result of "war operations" and has the distinction of being the only Alefounder mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site. The photograph shows George William Alefounder and his wife with their first two children (twins), born 1920. The twins are wearing christening gowns. |
Photograph from Diane Alefounder. |
Charlotte Maxim Alefounder was born before her parents were married, and so her legal surname was that of her mother. However, it is clear that she normally used her father's surname, Maxim. That was the surname that was used at her baptism on 5 November 1871 and she appears with that surname in the 1871, 1881 and 1891 census returns. Her illegitimate children in their turn took their mother's surname. Thus, they were registered using the legal and official surname Alefounder, but often used the surname Maxim.
George William Maxim Alefounder als George Maxim, b.1887A butcher by trade; joined the Army in 1915 and was posted to the Labour Corps, having served previously in the Territorial forces. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 11 May 1919. Among the records of his service is a letter, dated 11 August 1916 from a Mrs Pryke, widow, presumably his former employer, complaining that her son could not do all the work required for her butcher's business and clearly wanting her employee back again. George William Alefounder had other ideas and on 15th September 1919 surrendered his claim to early demobilisation and volunteered to serve until 30th April 1920. He ended the war as a Lieutenant Corporal and was finally demobilized on 16th May 1920. The photograph shows George William Maxim Alefounder in his World War I MMP uniform. |
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Last updated 18th December 2006 by Peter Alefounder |
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